Hawaii hurricane warning: Flood waters from Hurricane Lane full of harmful germs
8/31/2018, 10:21:52 AMHAWAII locals impacted by Hurricane Lane have been warned of illness with nasty germs lurking in flood waters and overflowing cesspools. ✔ An HVO statement said: HVO crews are working to restore communication with several monitoring stations on the east side of the island that was disrupted by the passage of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Lane but the losses do not significantly reduce our ability to assess volcanic conditions
Hurricane Norman update: NASA finds FREEZING storm tops in eye of storm
8/31/2018, 9:06:01 AMHURRICANE Norman, the Category 4 storm circling in the Pacific Ocean, looks set to bring extremely heavy rain after a Nasa satellite found it had freezing storm tops. ✔ In the latest report the estimated minimum central pressure is 27.67 inches and has hurricane-force winds up to 25 miles from the centre ✔ A turn to the northwest is expected tomorrow, Saturday September 1 and current indications said it will pass far north of the Hawaiian Islands
The political storm brewing in Arizona
8/31/2018, 11:58:32 AMThe race to replace Senator Jeff Flake could portend to how the 2020 presidential election will swing. ✔ US mid-terms: The political storm brewing in Arizona Republican Martha McSally will face off against Democrat Kyrsten Sinema in November It is sunset in Arizona and Mother Nature is cracking her knuckles as a summer storm rolls over the desert ✔ It is one of 35 Senate seats up for grabs, along with all 435 seats in the House of Representatives
Earthquake with magnitude of 5.0 jolts central Greece
8/31/2018, 8:24:47 AMTHESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — An earthquake with a provisional magnitude of 5.0 has shaken towns in central Greece. Police say there are no immediate reports of any serious damage o ✔ Police say there are no immediate reports of any serious damage or injury ✔ Seismologist Emmanuel Scordilis, a professor at the department, told The Associated Press that no major earthquakes in the past had been recorded near the epicenter of Friday's event
America's Economic Wars Will End in Disaster Same as Its Military Adventures
8/31/2018, 10:54:56 AMIt seems that the Chinese leadership has concluded that the Trump Administration is determined to use its full spectrum radical leverage to hobble China as a rival, and to resurrect its own global domination – Xi seems to foresee a long struggle for position in the global future: one that will be played out geo-politically (in the jostling in the South China Sea, over North Korea, Taiwan and the BRI), as much as in the economic domain. ✔ China has always been wary of disrupting markets – that is true ✔ It will either soon exhaust itself, or will result in a contagious credit crisis (with Europe likely the prime victim), triggered precisely by the liquidity-drought engineered to give Trump more leverage
Greece earthquake: Greece struck by TWO ‘extremely strong’ earthquakes
8/31/2018, 10:36:14 AMGREECE has been struck by two earthquakes this morning, with witnesses describing the quakes as "extremely strong". ✔ It struck near the town of KardÃtsa, 144 miles from the capital of Greece ✔ Witnesses recorded their experiences on earthquake tracking website EMSC-CSEM ✔ Light fixtures swaying for at least 1-2 minutes afterwards ✔ Another said: I was sleeping and suddenly I felt a strong quake and woke up
Quake rattles central Greece, no reports of injuries
8/31/2018, 8:07:15 AMAn earthquake measuring 5.0 rattled central Greece on Friday, with no immediate reports of injuries. ✔ The epicenter of the quake which took place at 0712 GMT was 34 kilometers (21 miles) south of the city of Trikala, according to the Athens Geodynamic Institute ✔ The US Geological Survey said it occurred at a depth of 9 km ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Residents blast water-discharge method at Fukushima plant
8/31/2018, 9:05:50 AMTOMIOKA, Fukushima Prefecture--Fishermen and local residents on Aug. 30 vehemently opposed the gover ✔ The volume of water stored in those tanks has reached 920,000 tons in the seven-and-a-half years since the triple meltdown ✔ About 900 tanks, including those for unpurified water, now stand at the plant ✔ (This article was compiled from reports by Kazumasa Sugimura and Chikako Kawahara.)
NASA to start using LASERS to beam data to Earth
8/31/2018, 7:57:10 AMLASERS are set to revolutionise NASA communications, it has been announced. ✔ The cutting-edge tech is predicated to pump data back to Earth at up to 100 times faster rates than traditional radio ✔ Two forthcoming NASA missions will help engineers fully appreciate the technical challenges involved in conducting laser communications in space
Body of Russian climber missing for 31 years found preserved in ice like a 'wax doll'
8/31/2018, 4:08:18 AMThe mummified body of a Russian climber who went missing 31 years ago on Europe’s highest mountain has been found. Elena Bazykina reportedly looked like a “wax doll” as her body was pulled from Mount Elbrus in southern Russia. ✔ All this time, the family thought that maybe Elena was still alive, he said ✔ We continued searching for them the following year but again we had no luck ✔ © Stavropolie TV It is still unclear whether the discovery of Bazykina means her friends will be found soon as well
Over 20,000 ordered to evacuate as rain lashes central, northeastern Japan
8/31/2018, 7:15:48 AMMore than 20,000 people were ordered to evacuate Friday as heavy rain caused flooding in part of central and northeastern Japan. The weather agency warned of landslides and flooding in other areas as the front bringing heavy rain is expected to travel southward to eastern and western regions through Saturday.… ✔ The Mogamioguni River in the same prefecture also flooded and a suspension bridge over it collapsed ✔ In the 24-hour period through Saturday morning, up to 180 mm of rain is expected in the northeastern and central regions, and up to 120 mm in western Japan
How the Coalition can win over the electorate
8/31/2018, 8:37:21 AMYou would think now would be the time for the Coalition to do something popular, especially if it saves voters money. ✔ Firstly, as already mentioned, they help to reduce climate pollution and despite what Barnaby Joyce says, Australians do care about acting on climate ✔ Nicky Ison is the founding director of the Community Power Agency and a research associate at the University of Technology Sydney
Friday briefing: Solihull murder suspect arrested
8/31/2018, 6:03:02 AMDetectives question man detained in Birmingham … aftermath of Wonga’s collapse … and plight of dolphin trapped in defunct marine park ✔ The pair were fatally stabbed in Northdown Road in the early hours of bank holiday Monday ✔ An animal campaign group called Peace has started a postcard campaign for Honey to be rescued ✔ If you are not already receiving it by email, make sure to subscribe
Mexico City sings — or screams — depending on your mood
8/31/2018, 10:15:03 AMAll cities are noisy. But Mexico City takes it to another decibel. ✔ The press corps waited in tense silence inside the Mexican presidential palace ✔ And then there is the siren song of the tamale man ✔ It can cause conflict after all, not every person wants to hear the reggaeton hit Despacito played on repeat at the store beneath their apartment
Pokemon Go Exploud evolution: How to catch and evolve Whismur, Loudred and Exploud
8/31/2018, 8:16:29 AMPOKEMON GO players are struggling to figure out how to evolve the new pokemon Whismur into its evolutions Loudred and Exploud. How do you catch and evolve Whismur into Loudred and Exploud? ✔ And it describes Exploud as: Exploud triggers earthquakes with the tremors it creates by bellowing ✔ This evolution will produce the second tier in a powerful earthquake-creating family of Pokemon ✔ The Pokemon has a resistance to 51 percent of damage from Ghost-type and is weak to 140 percent of damage from Fighting-type Pokemon
Australia sinks deeper into turmoil as Turnbull quits politics
8/31/2018, 7:36:05 AMMorrison's coalition loses majority, now faces elections and policy stalemate ✔ Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull speaks alongside his family during a news conference in Canberra last week ✔ Turnbull's exit leaves the ruling Liberal-National coalition with 75 seats -- exactly half of the lower house of parliament ✔ Stagnant wages, congestion, inadequate public services..
Ruth Davidson could quit Scotland and run a Whitehall department
8/31/2018, 9:59:09 AMThe leader of the Scottish Tories has reportedly told friends that she could take up a peerage in the House of Lords so she could be parachuted into the Government. ✔ 'It's dawning on her that she needs to prove she can run something bigger than just the Scottish Tory party to show members she would be good leader of the party and the country ✔ But after she led the Tories to their election disaster last year - losing their majority after a campaign which many Tories said was worst they had ever seen - she has been dogged by constant speculation she could face a leadership challenge
Yankees agree to trade for Andrew McCutchen from Giants, per reports
8/31/2018, 7:08:31 AMNew York reacts to Aaron Judge's slow recovery from a fractured wrist by bringing in a former NL MVP who can be a big help, even if he's not the force he used to be. ✔ The 31-year-old McCutchen has averaged 155 games per season over the past eight years, with no fewer than 146 in any one season, and even his diminished offensive production would represent a short-term upgrade as the Yankees try to hold on to their lead in the wild card race
Strictly Come Dancing: Janette Manrara and Aljaz Skorjanec pack on PDA
8/31/2018, 11:05:14 AMThey recently wowed fans with the official sequin-studded launch night on Monday. ✔ They recently wowed fans with the official sequin-studded launch night on Monday ✔ Meanwhile, Stacey, 31, looked every inch the dancing star as she wore a matching grey coloured tracksuit with black trainers, she added a Louis Vuitton wheelie bag ✔ Also making an appearance outside the hotel were fellow professional dancers, Giovanni Pernice, AJ Pritchard, Nadiya Bychkova, Oti Mabuse and Luba Mushtuk
Lucifer season 4: Tom Ellis’ latest Garden of Eden conflict revealed in first look image
8/31/2018, 11:48:33 AMLUCIFER fans are desperate for any glimpse of the upcoming fourth season of the show, and one fan online has offered a sneak preview of one of the sets. ✔ Lucifer season 4: Tom Ellis may have a tough battle ahead of him (Image: GETTY) After the death of Marcus - otherwise known as the World’s First Murderer - the forces of heaven and hell are in disarray ✔ Lucifer season four is set to air on Netflix next year
Billions of farm animals deserve a day of rest too — keep them off the grill and off your table on Labor Day
8/31/2018, 11:12:26 AMThere are obvious benefits to be had for the animals and for us by any move we make toward reducing our consumption of meat. ✔ The biggest workforce in America is an invisible one more than a billion animals on farms and ranches, very often in factory conditions ✔ According to NASA, the Earth is now 1 degree Celsius warmer than it was at the end of the 19th century ✔ It’s a good part of what has gotten us into the dire Anthropocene era of today
LIBBY PURVES reviews The League Of Gentlemen Live Again
8/31/2018, 11:30:27 AMAfter years of individual successes Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are back: every character greeted by whoops of joyful recognition. ✔ THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN LIVE AGAIN (Glasgow SEC and touring) Rating: Remember Royston Vasey ✔ Pemberton specialises in the extravagantly ghastly (do not get front-row seats for fear of Herr Lipp, or risk yourself on a row’s-end when Pauline storms through)
Film review: Elba’s stunning debut is packed with real swagger
8/31/2018, 11:58:33 AMBRITISH actor Idris Elba makes an impressive directorial debut with this stylish adaptation of Victor Headley’s 1992 crime novel. A gorgeously shot and wonderfully scored prologue introduces us to a teenage boy called D, short for Dennis, in 1973 Jamaica. ✔ We are in America of the near future, glass-topped coffee tables have become giant smartphones, the sky is buzzing with police surveillance drones and the poshest cars drive themselves ✔ But if you can remember the pair’s MTV heyday, these attractions will seem tame
As Trump stokes racial tensions, black candidates have breakthrough year
8/31/2018, 5:29:13 AMAndrew Gillum, Stacey Abrams, and Ben Jealous bid for governorships as Democrats pin hopes on an increasingly diverse electorate ✔ All three candidates backed Medicare-for-all and raising the minimum wage and touted policies geared toward reducing income inequality ✔ I actually believe that Florida and its rich diversity are going to be looking for a governor who’s going to bring us together, not divide us, Gillum told CNN
Africa wants free trade, not to be reliant on UK aid, says ROSS CLARK
8/31/2018, 6:47:39 AMTHERE are still people who refuse to see how Brexit could possibly bring any benefits to Britain, and that in enacting the referendum vote the Government is just pandering to Little Englanders who want to cut the country off from the outside world. Theresa May's tour of South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria this week will hopefully have put them right. ✔ Yesterday it was announced that a £7billion Nigerian company, Dangote Industries, is to list on the London Stock Exchange ✔ It allows countries to concentrate on what they do well - and import products which other countries are better, or cheaper, at making ✔ If we don't seize the chance you can be sure China will
Paul McCartney and Paul Simon are rethinking the idea of the 76-year-old pop star
8/31/2018, 10:15:00 AMOn each of their new albums, both due Sept. 7, the two veterans seem intent on pushing ahead, even when that means taking up the past. ✔ There are lowlights too: Caesar Rock, for instance, is hardly even a song; it’s basically just a riff and a beat either of which would’ve been better used in one of a handful of shape-shifting tunes (including Despite Repeated Warnings and Hunt You Down/Naked/C-Link) that nod toward the zany structures McCartney deployed during his days with Wings
'How COULD no one notice Grenfell council worker stealing £62,000?'
8/31/2018, 9:24:04 AMJenny McDonagh, of south London, secretly spent thousands of pounds on expensive dinners, online gambling and holidays by using pre-paid cards meant for former residents of the tower block. ✔ 'He then indicated via his social worker he wanted payments to be made into his bank account ✔ I'm told there is a trip to LA booked in October this year ✔ The magistrate said: 'There's a starting point of three years ✔ Some 72 people died as a result of the fire on June 14 last year
Trump ignores lessons from John McCain's life
8/31/2018, 8:46:04 AMPresident Donald Trump is in no mood to take lectures from John McCain and the weeklong national civics lesson the Arizona senator sketched with his own funeral rites. ✔ The values that McCain revered were encapsulated in a moving eulogy by his friend and Senate sparring partner, former Vice President Joe Biden at a memorial service in Phoenix ✔ Whether it will rouse other sectors of the electorate will begin to be answered in the midterm elections in November
Lead paint threatens to undo California's biggest residential cleanup, officials warn. But they're doing little to fix it
8/31/2018, 11:12:25 AMIn the lead-riddled neighborhoods near the shuttered Exide battery recycling plant, the state is trucking away polluted soil from yards but doing little to fix peeling house paint — a pervasive health threat officials acknowledge could undermine the cleanup. ✔ County and that lead paint in older homes, which are more common closer to the plant, played a significant role ✔ They told her they realized the chipping paint on their home hadn’t been cleaned and asked if the family wanted it removed ✔ While they wait, paint is still peeling off the home, where four children under the age of 16 live
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